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Inside the foundation of the church
Indeed, with a little help from the ancient but underestimated protolanguage of Setswana (the closest surviving language to Sumerian), we can determine that the primordial root of keue emanates from the Sumerian term kur (“bulge, swell,...
L M Leteane 01 March 2014
Our wildlife policies should steer clear of vested interests
Our policy development systems therefore need to have an all-inclusive philosophy so that all the various competing interests can find articulation. This would mean that the policies developed take into cognisance the various competing interests and...
Mmegi Editor
| 01 March 2014
Mogolo! Kindly account for the P6 billion Morupule Power Station
Mmegi Editor 01 March 2014
To Mbulelo Mzamane: Farewell Mzala!
I first met this son of a preacher man when he came to teach at UBLS- Gaborone campus in 1975/76. He was my lecturer for several African Literature classes, including South African poetry. That seemed to be his favourite subject and it soon...
Barolong Seboni 01 March 2014
The hypocrisy of the BDP
Kgathi stated as follows on the floor of Parliament, “Nyaa bagaetsho, golo moo ga goa siama in the sense that I do not know what is really breeding this arrogance. Is it because of the money that they are having from this Labour...
Dumelang Saleshando 01 March 2014
Kappy the original bares all
In the sprawling township of Peleng in Lobatse where he was born and bred, this self-styled go-getter goes by many names. Some call him ‘Boston,’ others ‘Scatola,’ ‘Kaapse Dans’ or ‘Capzela. All the...
Eddie Kuhlmann 01 March 2014
Retracing the Old Tshekedi Khama Road
There are numerous folklores on why this crucial shortcut route from Palapye Station to the fertile lands of Moeng was abandoned, just a year after its labourous construction had begun in 1948. To get the full account of the events surrounding this...
Thalefang Charles
| 01 March 2014
�Opposition cooperation is a precondition for 2014�
The results also indicate that both parties could have won 16 constituencies between them had they been cooperated. The constituencies include Gaborone North where the BDP won with a slight margin, witness 3,741votes for the BDP, 3,498 for the BCP...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 01 March 2014
The paradox of the hunting ban
Hunting is such a strange issue that it can turn even the most logical people into purveyors of irrationality and make the most liberal intolerant. A study titled ‘An Interdisciplinary Approach to Inform Conservation Strategies for Threatened...
Lawrence Seretse 01 March 2014
Barclays customers enjoy new cash transfer service
This week, Barclays launched what it describes a “an affordable and hassle-free card-less money transfer service called ‘Cash Send’ which will change the way Batswana bank”. Says the statement: “Barclays...
Lawrence Seretse 01 March 2014
Decentralisation improves blood donation
This figure represents 50% of the national requirement. The blood donor recall system and the decentralisation of blood collection to some district hospitals have contributed to the improvement of the blood situation. Blood can now be donated in...
Maranyane Ngwanaamotho 01 March 2014
State cries rape in defilement case
“The victim was nine years old at the time the incident occurred. This rendered her incapable of giving consent, hence the proper charge should have been rape,” Brown said in the case in which the man is appealing the 10-year...
Sharon Mathala 01 March 2014
Shooting accused changes plea to not guilty
When he appeared previously, an unrepresented Mazile had pleaded guilty but after legal advice from his newly engaged attorney Musa Solomon, he changed his mind. But yesterday Mazile Mazile, 56, pleaded not guilty before Principal Magistrate...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 01 March 2014
Illegal drag racing lands two in hospital
“The driver lost control of his vehicle while he was spinning and ran over a couple of bystanders who were watching,” a source who preferred to remain anonymous told Mmegi. The source added that after the accident, the driver...
Dumisani Ncube 01 March 2014
New family of coins launched
The new coins went into circulation immediately while the old coins that are being replaced are expected to be out of circulation in six months’ time from today. The new coins showcase Botswana’s natural heritage and are larger than...
Dumisani Ncube 01 March 2014
Phikwe Technical College loses accreditation
Selebi-Phikwe Town Council (SPTC) was told on Monday during the Urban Development Committee (UDC) Report that the technical college’s current Assessor Accreditation is only 12 percent and that it utilises the services of lecturers that are not...
Onalenna Kelebeile 01 March 2014
CID caught up in diamond fracas
This controversial letter, which Mmegi is in possession of, has the police logo and is boldly written Confidential. It is also addressed to To Whom It May Concern and is signed by Kesetsenao Tshweeneetsile, the deputy director of the CID. The...
Lawrence Seretse 01 March 2014
Power and water shortages threaten Youth Games
“As per the last statement from the minister, things are in control (sic). I have confidence in what he said. I will have to rely on his last statement,” Kgathi told Parliament yesterday. He was responding to MPs’ questions...
Gothataone Moeng 01 March 2014
Saleshando rubbishes BDP accusations
Ministers Peter Siele, Patrick Masimolole and Shaw Kgathi implied that the recent workshop conducted by United Kingdom’ Labour Party amounted to a coup. “The words uttered by the three cabinet ministers are not only grossly mischievous...
Isaiah Morewagae 01 March 2014
Voters shun supplementary registration
Statistics for the past five days indicate low numbers despite publicity efforts by the Independent Electoral Commission. Only 664 voters had registered in Selebi-Phikwe East while 751 had registered in Selebi-Phikwe West by yesterday. Principal...
Onalenna Kelebeile 01 March 2014
In saving the leader...
The development however is alleged to be efforts by opposition parties to save their presidents in the marginal constituencies by encouraging their followers to register where the party leaders are. Some observers see this as a negative development...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 01 March 2014
Mahalapye West primaries re-run on
The fact, according to the authentic letter released by the BDP executive secretary Sechele Sechele yesterday, is that the central committee never reversed its decision, and that the constituency is going for another run tomorrow. On Wednesday,...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 01 March 2014
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